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Shazam is the alias and second identity of William "Billy" Batson. Billy was a boy who was chosen to be a champion of good (the archnemesis of Black Adam) by an ancient wizard. He possesses multiple superpowers which are used to defend the innocent.

Biography

Shazam

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Personality

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Powers and Abilities

Magical Transformation: Billy Batson, after being chosen as the Champion of Good, was granted the ability to transform into the avatar of "Shazam" by calling out the avatar's name. As Shazam, Billy has many new abilities and powers, all of them far beyond the capabilities of humans, and even most other metahumans, with Shazam being rivaled by few others, namely his archnemesis Black Adam, and fellow hero Superman.

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Human Vulnerabilities: Billy Batson, when untransformed, is a normal human with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or metahuman powers, and can be damaged or injured like any normal human if he is caught in his human form.
Verbal Power Summoning: Billy Batson isvrequired to verbally call on the avatar of Shazam, meaning if he is gagged or otherwise silenced, he will be unable to transform.

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Behind the scenes

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Trivia

Shazam's original name was supposed to be "Captain Marvel", but the name was changed to "Shazam" due to the confusions with DC Comics' long-time rival, Marvel Comics (which had 2 characters with the same superhero name).
- Due to this change, the superhero team known collectively as the Marvel Family was renamed the Shazam Family.
Shazam, or Billy Batson, marks the ongoing trope of orphaned superheroes in DC's long lineup.

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 {{Character
-|name= Van Criss
+|name= Shazam
+|real name= William Batson
-|image= Van Criss.jpg
-|real name= Van Criss
 |species= [[Human]]
 |nationality= {{Nationality|us}}
+|alias= Shazam<br>Captain Marvel<br>Billy Batson<br>Captain
-|alias=
 |DOB=
-|DOD= August 2016
+|DOD=
+|affiliation=
-|affiliation= [[Wayne Enterprises]]<br>[[ARGUS]]<br>[[Joker]] (under coercion)
-|family= Ms. Van Criss <small>(wife)</small>
+|family=
-|status= Deceased
+|status= Alive
-|actor= [[Matt Baram]]
+|actor=
-|movie= ''[[Suicide Squad]]''
+|movie= ''[[Shazam (film)|Shazam]]'' <small>(unreleased)</small>
 }}
+'''Shazam''' is the alias and second identity of '''William "Billy" Batson'''. Billy was a boy who was chosen to be a champion of good (the archnemesis of [[Black Adam]]) by an ancient wizard. He possesses multiple superpowers which are used to defend the innocent.
-Dr. '''Van Criss''' was a scientist working for [[Wayne Enterprises]] and an ally of [[ARGUS]], known to have been the one to create the nano-bombs that [[Amanda Waller]] would implant into the [[Task Force X]] members. He was, however, later apprehended and tortured by the [[Joker]] (who held his wife hostage), forced to help the latter free [[Harley Quinn]], but was himself killed in the process.
 ==Biography==
+===''Shazam''===
-===Constructing the nanites===
+''To be added''
-Sometime before 2015, Dr. Van Criss was employed by Wayne Enterprises' weapons department. Through his research at Van Criss Laboratories, he was able to develop the Nano-Bomb (or nanite): a powerful explosive that was small enough to be injected into a victim. Once detonated, it would cause the victim's head to explode. Amanda Waller purchased the Nano-Bombs and used them to control Task Force X.
+== Personality ==
-====Interrogated by the Joker====
+''To be added''
-[[The Joker]] learned of the Nano-Bombs existence from [[Griggs]], who also informed him of Van Criss' location. Joker and his gang then assaulted Van Criss Laboratories, using a bomb to incapacitate the security guard. After massacring countless doctors and employees, the Joker found Van Criss in a containment zone. He startled the doctor by firing at the shatterproof glass before showing him a live feed of his wife being tortured by Joker's gang. She begged Van Criss to obey the Joker, so Van Criss opened the lab door, allowing Joker and [[Jonny Frost]] to enter. To force Van Criss to obey him, Joker injected him with a spare Nano-Bomb.
+== Powers and Abilities ==
-====Death====
+<tabber>Powers=
-{{Quote|Professor, could you pick up the pace?|The Joker|Suicide Squad}}
+*'''Magical Transformation''': Billy Batson, after being chosen as the Champion of Good, was granted the ability to transform into the avatar of "Shazam" by calling out the avatar's name. As Shazam, Billy has many new abilities and powers, all of them far beyond the capabilities of [[humans]], and even most other [[metahumans]], with Shazam being rivaled by few others, namely his archnemesis [[Black Adam]], and fellow hero [[Superman]].
-Joker brought Van Criss along with him during his rescue of Harley Quinn, as he was the only person who knew how to defuse the bomb. They were able to hijack one of Amanda Waller's planes, meeting her and Task Force X on the roof of a building. As Frost and Joker opened fire on the Squad, Van Criss defused Harley's nano-bomb, allowing her to jump on-board the plane. As they flew away however, the plane was shot down by the United States Army on orders of [[Amanda Waller]], causing it to crash. Though Joker survived, Van Criss perished in the explosion.
+|-|
+Abilities=
+''To be added''
+|-|
+Weaknesses=
+*'''Human Vulnerabilities''': Billy Batson, when untransformed, is a normal [[Human|human]] with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or [[Metahuman|metahuman]] powers, and can be damaged or injured like any normal human if he is caught in his human form.
+*'''Verbal Power Summoning''': Billy Batson isvrequired to verbally call on the avatar of '''Shazam''', meaning if he is gagged or otherwise silenced, he will be unable to transform.
+|-|
+Equipment=
+''To be added''
+</tabber>
+==Behind the scenes==
-==Relationships==
+''To be added''
-{{Col-begin}}{{Col-2}}
-===Family===
-*Mrs. Van Criss- wife
-===Allies===
+== Trivia ==
+* Shazam's original name was supposed to be "Captain Marvel", but the name was changed to "Shazam" due to the confusions with DC Comics' long-time rival, Marvel Comics (which had 2 characters with the same superhero name).
-*[[Wayne Enterprises]]
+**Due to this change, the superhero team known collectively as the Marvel Family was renamed the Shazam Family.
-**[[Bruce Wayne]] - employer
+*Shazam, or Billy Batson, marks the ongoing trope of orphaned superheroes in DC's long lineup.
-*[[ARGUS]] - allies
-**[[Amanda Waller]] - Indirect Killer
-{{Col-2}}
-===Enemies===
+==External Links==
+*[http://shazam.wikia.com/wiki/Shazam Shazam] at the [http://shazam.wikia.com/wiki/Shazam_Wiki Shazam Wiki]
-*[[Joker]] - blackmailer
+*[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Billy_Batson Shazam] at the [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Comics_Database DC Database]
-**[[Jonny Frost]]- blackmailer
+*[http://dcmovies.wikia.com/wiki/Shazam Shazam] at the [http://dcmovies.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Movies_Wiki DC Movies Wiki]
-*[[Task Force X]] - nano-bomb implantation victims
+*[http://dcau.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Marvel Shazam] at the [http://dcau.wikia.com/wiki/DCAU_Wiki DC Animated Universe]
-**[[Deadshot]]
+*[http://dcuniverseonline.wikia.com/wiki/Shazam Shazam] at the [http://dcuniverseonline.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Universe_Online_Wiki DC Universe Online Wiki]
-**[[Harley Quinn]]
-**[[Captain Boomerang]]
-**[[Killer Croc]]
-**[[El Diablo]] †
-**[[Slipknot]] † - indirect victim
-{{Col-end}}
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+[[Category:Metahumans]]
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